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Police Reports

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6:20 p.m. Monday — The trailer of a rig driven by Jackie Williams, 68, of Barboursville, W.Va., struck a walk signal as he turned too sharply on North Main Street to make a turn onto East North Street.

10:11 a.m. Sunday — A car driven by Jarrod Gaiser, 26, of Chicora skidded on rain-soaked Route 422 and struck a concrete barrier.12:35 p.m. Saturday — Cars driven by Bryan Farinelli, 31, and Paul Schneider, 76, both of Butler, collided at Route 422 and Greenwood Drive. Schneider was taken with back and neck injuries to Butler Memorial Hospital. His condition this morning was not known.11:46 a.m. Saturday — A pickup truck driven by Ronald McDonald, 59, of Hookstown, Beaver County, and a motorcycle driven by Benjamin Paustenbaugh, 23, of Pittsburgh collided at Route 422 and Greenwood Drive. Paustenbaugh was treated for minor injuries at an undisclosed Pittsburgh hospital.10:12 a.m. Saturday — Cars driven by Michelle Figler, 22, of Butler and Paul Maxwell, 50, of Saxonburg collided on Route 422.1:39 a.m. Saturday — Richard Rider II, 44, of Summit Township was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence on Whitestown Road.

9:08 a.m. Monday — Cars driven by Scott Rice, no age given, of Sewickley, Allegheny County, and Linda Cavaliere, no age given, of Pittsburgh collided in a construction zone on Interstate 79 in Worth Township.5:59 p.m. Sunday — A car driven by Amanda Scheller, 25, of Butler struck two trees along Campbell Road in Venango Township.Sunday — Leah McDowell-Spink reported someone between 3:35 and 5:45 p.m. stole personal documents after breaking into her house on Saltworks Road in Lancaster Township.2:50 a.m. Saturday — Shannon Kachik, 24, of Sandy Lake, Mercer County, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence at Route 8 and Shields Road in Mercer Township.11:30 p.m. Friday — A car driven by a Harrisville boy, who police did not identify, struck and embankment and hit a tree along Route 58 near Allison Road in Marion Township. The boy, who suffered minor injuries, faces DUI and other traffic charges in juvenile court.Zelienople Police7:14 a.m. Wednesday — A vehicle driven by Leah Sue Mraz, 26, of 113 Old Forge Road, Slippery Rock, was stopped at a traffic light at South Main and Beaver streets when it was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Robert C. Rinehart III, 23, of 106 Gerri Lane, Harmony. No injuries were reported.5:33 p.m. March 26 — A vehicle driven by Sarina Lynn Miller, 48, of Pittsburgh was exiting the parking lot of the Fidelity Bank onto West Beaver Street when she pulled into the path of a vehicle driven by Gary R. Peffer, 35, of 121 Ziegler St. Extension, Zelienople. No injuries were reported.

12:29 a.m. Friday — A car driven by Molly Cready, 28, of Grove City struck a utility pole along Route 2007 in Pine Township, Mercer County. Cready said the crash occurred when she swerved to miss a deer on the road. She was cited for driving with an expired license.

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